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Central PA - February 2016


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As a general FYI - keep in mind that skew-t/sounding data is going to be very important with this storm. Just because 850 line appears to be north and west or south and east doesn't determine alone if snow vs mixing. Some of the accumulated snow maps and precip type maps that some sites have don't account for temps at all levels in between 850mb and surface. It's good to use in play by play for trends so I'm not saying ignore it.

As for the euro it just doesn't make sense to me to have a low track right along the mountains... I'm still feeling it's going to track close to I-81 right now.

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Pawatch, we need an advisory event bad man. This one's trending to a rainer unfortunately, I really could see us under 10 on the year.

I'm to the point that I'm almost ready for spring activities.

Keep in mind that skew-t/sounding data is going to be very important with this storm... Just because 850 line appears to be north and west or south and east doesn't determine alone if snow vs mixing. Some of the accumulated snow maps and precip type maps that some sites have don't account for temps at all levels in between 850mb and surface

Good point! Thanks for your input.
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Now that we're getting closer to the event, the GFS precip-type algorithm on this web site  http://coolwx.com/ptype showing some areas of 0.1"-1.0" of QPF in the form of freezing rain from Garrett County MD to the Green Mountains of Vermont. The NWS offices covering these areas of PA, NY, and VT are probably considering a winter storm watch or ice storm watch. Sleet accumulation appears to be about zero.

 

--NWS forecast for State College PA:

Rain, snow, and freezing rain. Low around 25. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
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http://coolwx.com/pt...cctype18-29.gif

 

http://coolwx.com/pt...sptype18-22.gif

 

http://coolwx.com/pt...sptype18-21.gif

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NAM's caving to the Euro. Deluge coming to the eastern half.

 

Good night on this one.

 

My thoughts as soon as I looked at the full run was that the NAM caved to the Euro. It was about the last holdout for a wintry, colder look to the storm. Such a shame to as there seems to be good qpf for all with this one. As it looks, for total run qpf, it shows 2"+ with only 2-3 inches of that being snow.

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